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Patti
Patti
Marcha
પટ્ટી મરચા
“Crispy outside. Marcha inside.”
The kind of snack that disappears before the chai gets cold.
Gujarati Live CafeVIP Road · Vesu · SuratEst. 2026
Chai Chai Co. — Gujarati live cafe on VIP Road, Vesu, Surat
Chai✦Thepla✦Bhajiyaચા · થેપલા · ભજીયા
Kathiyawadi crunch, fried live in front of you — and a chai so good we had to say it twice.
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Live kitchen · Fried to order
Every bhajiya hits the kadhai after you order it.
No heat lamps. No yesterday's batch. Just besan, fire and timing — the way Kathiyawad has always done it.
The Crunch Collection
Six reasons Vesu
stopped dieting.
02
Assorted
Assorted
Platter
ભજીયા પ્લેટર · 300 gm
“Bhai… yeh kya bana diya?”
300 grams of everything we fry, for the table that can't pick just one.
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Fafda
Fafda
Platter
ફાફડા
“I'd fold too if I looked this good.”
No thoughts. Just fafda. Long, crisp besan ribbons with fried marcha on the side.
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Vanela
Vanela
Gathiya
વણેલા ગાંઠિયા
“વેસુ નહીં કરે suffer, ગાંઠિયા વગર!”
Hand-rolled, peppery, soft-crunchy. Vesu won't suffer without gathiya — not on our watch.
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The Green
The Green
Ones
મેથીના ગોટા · કુંભણીયા
“Not your regular bhajiya.”
Methi gota, limbu gota and Surat's own kumbhaniya — the green, herby side of the fryer.
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Fafda
Fafda
& Jalebi
ફાફડા જલેબી
“Varsaad ma Chai Chai Co. ma khava jaie?”
Hot, syrupy spirals next to salty, crisp fafda. Gujarat's greatest duet, any weather.
Hot Beverages
Why say it
once? twice.
One chai is never enough. The first is for the conversation. The second is for the conversation you didn't plan to have. So we put it in our name — twice.
Rajwadi Chai
Our house pour. Slow-boiled, full-bodied and royally spiced.
Elachi Chai
Cardamom-sweet and light. The everyday cutting.
Adrakh Pudina Chai
Fresh ginger and mint. The new favourite.
Indian Coffee
Frothy, milky — for the friend who “doesn't drink chai.”
House pairings
- Rajwadi Chai + Patti Marcha
- Elachi Chai + Methi Gota
- Adrakh Pudina Chai + Khaman
- Indian Coffee + Vanela Gathiya, 1 AM
The place
The Adda.
Seating under string lights and prayer flags on VIP Road, plus an AC area. Sail canopies, mustard walls, terracotta floors, a tunnel of golden arches — and table space for every “bas 10 minute” that turns into two hours.
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Kitli hours · every day
Two shifts.
Zero days off.
- Morning nasta
- 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Evening adda
- 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Early chai before work. Late bhajiya after everything. We've got you covered.
The Chai Chai Co. Times
Breaking
News!
News!
Surat's new bhajiya & chai obsession is officially open.
VESU, SURAT — On 10 September 2026, a stove on VIP Road was lit and the neighbourhood's evening plans quietly rearranged themselves. Chai Chai Co. — a Gujarati live cafe — had opened its doors, beside Nandini 3.
The idea is disarmingly simple. Take the snacks Gujarat grew up on — bhajiya, gota, fafda, gathiya, thepla, jalebi — and make them the way they're meant to be eaten: hot and fresh, the bhajiyas fried right in front of you, with a glass of chai you'll want to order twice.
Its roots run to Kathiyawad. It opens twice a day: 7 to 11 in the morning, then 4 in the afternoon till 2 at night. Its regulars, sources confirm, are already planning their second visit before finishing the first plate.
— Our kitchen correspondent
Opinion
Why we say “chai” twice
Because nobody in Gujarat has ever said “ek chai” and meant it. One for now, one for the story that comes after. Our name is simply honest about it.
“If you never try our bhajiyas, you'll never know they're the best in town.”
— the menu, quite confidentlyClassifieds
WANTED: Friends who say “bas 10 minute” and stay for two hours. Apply at any table.
LOST: Self-control. Last seen near the Assorted Bhajiya Platter.
FOUND: The best bhajiyas in Surat. Beside Nandini 3, VIP Road, Vesu.
NOTICE: “Bas thodu j” is not a portion size.
On the gram
Surat is
watching.
Today's headline: the best bhajiyas in Surat are calling. 🗞️
Watch on InstagramNot your regular bhajiya. “Bhai… yeh kya bana diya?” 🤌
Watch on InstagramWhen 5 stars just don't feel enough. 💀
Watch on Instagram“Bas 10 minute ke liye milte hain.” Two hours later… 😂
Watch on InstagramJust a little main-character moment. ☕️✨
Watch on InstagramVarsaad ma Chai Chai Co. ma khava jaie? 🌧️
Watch on InstagramCome hungry
Find the
kitli.
Address
Chai Chai Co.Beside Nandini 3,
VIP Road, Vesu,
Surat, Gujarat
Hours · Mon–Sun
7:00 – 11:00 AM
4:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Call · orders & enquiries
Franchise & partnerships
Bring the kitli
to your city.
Chai Chai Co. was built to travel. A menu India already loves, a kitchen that's a show, and a brand made for the feed. We're looking for partners who want to open the next one.
A menu India already loves
Twenty-one dishes and drinks built on Gujarati farsan and chai — familiar, craveable and simple to run.
Two dayparts, one kitchen
Morning nasta from 7 AM, then the evening adda that runs till 2 AM. The kitchen earns its keep twice a day.
Live-kitchen theatre
Every bhajiya is fried in full view. The sizzle is the signage, and the show is the marketing.
Built for the feed
Checkerboards, newspapers, Gujlish one-liners. A brand voice that turns every table into content.
Three formats
Kitli Kiosk
A compact chai-and-bhajiya counter for high streets, colleges and office parks.
- Grab-and-go
- Core snack menu
- Fast payback focus
Express Cafe
A seated cafe for malls and neighbourhood corners, with the full menu and live fryer.
- Full menu
- Indoor seating
- Both dayparts
String-Light Adda
The flagship experience — string lights, prayer flags, a place people plan evenings around.
- Destination format
- Events & groups
- Like the Vesu original
Investment, area requirements and terms are shared one-on-one with shortlisted partners.
The road ahead
- Aug 2026The teaser
“Something crispy is coming to Surat.”
- 10 Sep 2026Vesu flagship opens
VIP Road. 7–11 AM and 4 PM–2 AM. Every day.
- NextMore of Surat
New kitlis across the city's busiest neighbourhoods.
- ThenAcross Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot — the farsan heartland.
- SomedayWherever Gujaratis go
Which, as everyone knows, is everywhere.